The reading text for question 1 – 13  

  
      On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large
crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty
minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big
minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone
shouted,”It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”
       I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that
moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

1. When did the clock stopped?

A. At 5.12                                                      
B. At 11.55
C. At 12.00                                                  
D. At 12.02
E. At 15.05

2. Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?
A. To welcome the New Year                                  
B. To see the newly bought clock
C. To strike the laughing people                    
D. To stop people who shouted
E. To sing a sing together

3. Based on the text, where was the writer?

A. At the hall
B. At the town hall
C. At home
D. At the beach
E. At the market

4. When did the event happen?

A. in the middle of the year

B. the end of the year
C. in last Friday night
D. Christmas celebration
E. at the weekend as usual

5. Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A. The writer brought a watch.
B. The writer held a birthday party.
C. The writer was very happy.
D. The writer celebrated the New Year with his family.
E. The writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year
6. What probably happened when someone shouted that the clock stopped?
A. Everybody directly celebrated the New Year
B. Everybody sings and laugh.
C. Everybody looked for a watch.
D. Every body igneted a fireworkd                              
E. Everybody shouted too.

7.  “It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.”

The underlined word refers to …
A. the clock
B. author’s watch
C. the town
D. the fireworks
E. the place

8. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall
clock.
What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?
A. Big
B. Much
C. Many
D. Lots of
E. Mass

9. “The big clock refused to welcome the New Year”

What is the synonym of the word ….
A. Reject
B. Accept
C. Admit
D. Hate
E. Like

10. “At that moment, everybodybegan to laugh and sing”.

The antonym of the underlined word is .....
A. Start      
B. Finish
C. Stop    
D. Enough  
E. Continue

11. The type of the text is …

A. Spoof
B. Newsitem
C. Recount
D. Narrative
E. Report
12. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
A. To tell you about past event
B. To describe a place
C. To tell you a joke
D. To tell you a story
E. To persuade the readers to do something

13. Which step does the writer use to write the text?
A. Thesis - argument - recommendation
B. Orientation - events - re-orientation
C. Orientation  - complication - resulution
D. Orientation - evaluation - complication
E. Newsworthy events - background events – sources

       Vasco da Gama is best remembered as the first European to sail from European to India. The
sea route he found helped Portugal build a rich empire overseas.
      Vasco da gama was born is Sines, Portugal, around 1469. As young man, da gama studied
navigation an astronomy. He went on the serve as an officer in the Portuguese navy. In 1497, the
king of Portugal asked da Gama to find the sea route to india by sailling around Africa. This
would allow Portugal to control the rich Indian spice trade. Could da Gama do it? Earlier
Portuguese expedition had rounded the southern trips of Africa. But these trip were long,
difficult, and dangerous. Was it possible to travel from europe to india in a single voyage?
       In July 1497, da gama set sail from lisbon, portugal, with four ships. By january 1498, the
expedition reached mozambique on africa’s southeastern coast. But arab traders in mozambique
disslike the portuguese. They drove da gama away, farther north, on the coast of kenya, da gama
calicut on india’s coast. In calicut, da gama found pearls, jewels, and wonderful spices for sale.
But the king and local merchents refused to trade with portuguise. Furious, da gama siled away.
He arrived in portugal 1499 and was honored as hero.
       In 1502, da gama made a second voyage to india. he returned to calicut with warships and
soldiers. Da gama sank merchant vessels and killed many civilians. The king of calicut
surrended. Da gama sailed home to portugal carrying a rich cargo of spice. Portugal soon built a
valuable trading empire in India.
     In 1524, da gama made his last voyage to india. The portuguese king had named da gama the
governor of portugal’s possesions there. Da gama died three months after reahing India.

14.  Which of the following statements is TRUE ?

A. Vasco da Gama is the king of Portugal
B. Vasco da gama studied navigation an astronomy to be a sailor
C. Vasco da Gama sailling around Africa to find the sea route to india
D.  Arab traders like da gama so they drove him away
E. The king and local merchents accepted to trade with portuguise.
15. “Earlier Portuguese expedition had rounded the southern tip of africa” (paragraph 2)
The meaning of the underline word is...
A. Presently
B. Shortly
C. Before
D. Soon
E. Later

16. Portugal built a valuable trading empire in india soon after da gama defeated the king and the
people of calicut in....
A. 1497
B. 1498
C. 1499
D. 1502
E. 1524

17. What did the king do while da gama successful in helping his country to build a rich empire
overseas? Giving him as....
A. As an empire
B. The best civilian
C. A good soldier                                 
D. One of Portugal’s merchants
E. One of portugal’s governors

The reading text is for number 18 – 20

June, 3th 2014
Dear Rio
Hi Rio how are you? I hope you are OK.
      By the way now I have a laptop. My brother bought is last week for me. I usually play games
in the laptop.
      I take those picture of cars with the laptop. First, I click window explorer. Second, I click
word program. Finally, I click paste. Those picture, then, move to my letter as you see now. Of
course I need learn more about how to use the laptop because I only know a little about it. I don’t
know how to refill it. Write to me as soon as you can.

See you letter. Bye.                                               Yours

                                                                            Andy
                  
18.   According to the letter ….
A. Rio has more knowledge then Andy                      
B. Andy is cleverer than Rio                                      
C. Andy and Rio in the same class
D. Rio is as clever as Andy
E. Rio more clever than Andy

19. “Finally I click paste.”

 The similarity of the underlined word is ….
A. At the beginning                                                  
B. Formally                                                    
C. the end of the word
D. at last
E. at first

20. “Do you know how to refill  it?”

 The underlined word refers to ….
A. Central processing unit                                              
B. Window explorer                                                  
C. Catridge
D. laptop
E. pictureLast holiday my students and I went to Jogjakarta. We stayed at Morison

Hotel which is not a long way from Malioboro. On Friday, we went to the sanctuaries in
Prambanan. There are three major sanctuaries, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu sanctuaries.
They are truly stunning. We went by just Brahmana and Syiwa sanctuaries, on the grounds that
Wisnu sanctuary is being remodeled. On Saturday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent
around two hours there. We were fortunate on the grounds that we were driven by a brilliant and
amicable aide. At that point we proceeded with our adventure to Borobudur. We touched base
there at four p.m. At 6 p.m. we heard the declaration that Borobudur entryway would be closed.
In the evening we left Jogjakarta by bus.

21. The content above basically talks about ……..

a. the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
b. the writer’s first visit to Prambanan
c. the writer’s impression about the guide
d. the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton
e. the writer’s impression about Borobudur
22. The content is composed as an/an ………
a. recount
b. narrative
c. report
d. anecdote
e. spoof
23. What is purpose of the text……….
a. tell past events
 b. entertain readers
c. describe the smugglers
d. report an event to the police
e. inform readers about events of the day
24. What else the big temples in Prambanan?
a. angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
b. paria, brahmana, and temples
c. brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples
d. wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples
e. borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples
25. When did they go home?
a. On Saturday morning
b. On Friday evening
c. On Thursday evening
d. On Friday afternoon
e. On Saturday evening
26. Why did they just visit Brahmana and Syiwa sanctuaries?
a. because there was no wisnu temple
b. because wisnu temple was amazing
c. because wisnu temple was too small
d. because wisnu temple was being repaired
e. because wisnu temple was being destroyed

Answer the following questions!

Roby : My sister has been sick for three days. So I have to accompany her in the hospital.
Dicky : _________. I hope she will get better soon.
Roby : Thanks.
27. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I am sorry to hear that 
B. Thank you
C. I don’t care about it
D. I am happy to hear that
E. Don’t mention it

Jane : Hi Tia ,I saw you with Mira yesterday at the police office. What happened ?
Tiara : Really? I accompanied Miranda to report the police. Miranda lost her purse when I
was in the market
Jane : What a terrible situation for you.
28. The underlined expression expresses ....
A. Asking help
B. Asking opinion
C. Giving advice
D. Showing sympathy
E. Agreement

Vitane : Hi, Jessica, oh Gosh! What happens to your finger?

 Jessica : Hi, Vitane, well I unintentionally hurt my finger.
Vitae : How did it happen?
Jessica : I peeled an apple and knife ,you know!
Vitane : I see. Jessica look! It keeps bleeding _________.
29. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I am happy to hear that
B. I know how you feel
C. I don’t care about it
D. I am glad to hear that
E. Don’t do that

Beny : Why was shifa absent yesterday

Decka : Her father passed away
Beny : I am deeply sorry to hear that .Why didn’t you tell me before ?
Decka : I have just heard about it
30. From the dialogue, we may assume that ...
A. Decka happy to hear the news
B. Shifa absent because her father passed away
C. Decka tells the sad news to Beny
D. Shifa goes out of the school
E. Decka and Beny is not join the class today

Endy : “Ouch”
Father : What’s wrong with you, son?
Endy : I fell from the motorcycle when going to grandma's house.
Father : ____________, put the medicine on it.
Endy : Yes, Dad.
31. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. How happy you are
B. It doesn’t hurt me
C. You are wrong
D. I don’t know about it
E. Oh, dear

32. I………to the school alone yesterday

a.walk

b.walked

c.walks

d.walking

e. had walked
33.we……in this restaurant 2 days ago

a.ate

b.eaten

c.eating

d.eat

e. is eaten

34.I……in this sofa with him

a.sleeping

b.sleep

c.slept

d.sleped

e. is sleeping

35.We…… each other 2 years ago

a.love

b.be loving

c.are love

d.loved

e. was sleeping
36.I……this scissors to cut the grass yesterday

a.cuted

b.cuting

c.cut

d.be cut

e. cutting

37………he read novel last night?

a.do

b.did

c.done

d.are

e. was

38.We….. to aceh two weeks ago

a.gone

b.come

c.went

d.go

e. be gone

39.They……. this musc two hours ago

a.listened

b.listen
c.listening

d.be listen

e. is listening

41..Anita……me in this market yesterday

a.meeting

b.meets

c.met

d.meet

e. is meeting

42.Dona……. this delicious food for us, 1 hour ago

a.cooking

b.cooked

c.cooks

d.cook

e. was cooking

43..I….. this floor yesterday

a.swept

b.sweep

c.sweeps

d.sweeped

e. has swept
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44. What does the advertisement promote ?

A.     The location of the hotel
B.     The hotel rooms
C.     The cottage
D.     The seaview
E.      The facilities

45.  How many rooms does the hotel provide ?

A.     Twenty two
B.     Thirty six
C.     Sixty two
D.     Eighty two
E.      Ninety six

46.  The guest can enjoy watching movies since the hotel offers
A.     A cinema
B.     A mini bar
C.     TV Bar
D.     In house movie
E.      Private balcony

47. Dewi Persik : when should I return your car ?

Dono : ……in tomorrow, before I go to my office

a. You should return it

b. I must return it
c. You should go to the office
d. I will go to the office
e. I went to the office
48. If you have problems with my teeth, i think you _____ go to a dentist, not a veterinarian.

a. Should

b. May

c. Could

d. Can

e. will

49. You _____ so noisy. The baby was sleeping

a. Will not have been

b. Should not have been

c. Might not have been

d. Could not have been

e. mustn’t be

50. You ..... go to the doctor

if you are sick.

a. should
b. not allowed
c. do not like
d. Straight ahead

E,like